Certificate in favor of John McGown

Item

Type

Document Signed

Title

Certificate in favor of John McGown

Description

McGown served the United States during the Revolutionary War, lost his property, and is a refugee of British provinces in Canada.

year created

1799

month created

11

day created

12

sent from location

Cumberland, Nova Scotia

in image

note

Enclosed in Gallatin to McHenry, 02/21/1800.

created note

[The document's year indicates 1779, but other documents of this topic indicate 1799.]

author note

William Pope; John Stuart; William Freeman.

notable person/group

John McGown
refugee
Jonathan Eddy
United States
British Forces
Great Britain
John Stuart
William Freeman
William S Piper
McGowen
McGowan

notable location

Nova Scotia
Cumberland
Fort
Canada
Nappan

notable item/thing

certificate
American Revolution
Revolutionary War
property

notable idea/issue

patriotism

document number

1799111290101

page start

11

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (2 pages) ZCF05 (14 pages) Collection: Fred Manning Collection of Documents from Various Series in RG217. (RG217) B: 50
[view document] (2 pages) ZCF08a (2 pages) Collection: Fred Manning Collection of Documents from Various Series in RG217. (RG217) B: 50

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author William Freeman Cumberland, Nova Scotia Other authors: William Pope and John Stuart.